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We are raising money now to build a school in Zambia. It is called the Twitti School. The school is currently in the principal's home, with 200 children attending school in shifts, from preschool to grade 7. We completed construction of the first building which will have 4 classrooms in May 2009 and are constructin the second building to be completed in the spring of 2010. For photos please see our website at www.friendsforzambia.org.

We engage with the public utilizing a variety of tools, including: 1. Educational programs, such as our lecture series, debates, conferences and symposia 2. Social and Community Services from a secular perspective 3. Publishing, such as magazines, books and periodicals 4. Multimedia, including our award-winning youtube channel, our podcast and our blogs 5. Public outreach projects 6. Youth-focused programs, including presentations to high schools on secular humanism and skeptical inquiry 7. Research and the dissemination of media releases and public policy position statements on our issues

FFF Food For Famine Society, located in Langley, BC, Canada, is a Registered Charity with the CRA and is run by volunteers. 100% of your donation is used to produce RUTF; the product that saves the live's of children.

In the country of D.R. Congo, where the average income is under $1.00 per day, a home was built to shelter orphaned children. Hope for Orphans – Congo is a Canadian registered charity that was established to provide food, clothes, school and first aid supplies, and the basic amenities of life for the children and adult caregivers living in the orphanage, Maison D”espoir pour Enfants de Kikamata (Childrens’ Centre for Hope) - Fondly referred to “Karibu” which in Swahili means “Welcome”.

The 60 Minute Kids Club is an innovative and interactive program that motivates kids to get active and healthy, and learn how to create healthy habits. Children aged 5-12 years old are able to join the club through their school and participate in three 60 day challenges during a school year. Our online tracking platform provides the ability for the children to track their own healthy behaviours and accumulate points. They learn and practice the 5-2-1-0 healthy living messaging which stands for; 5 or more fruits and vegetables each day, spending 2 hours or less watching TV and playing video games, 1 hour/60 minutes of activity a day, and having 0 sugary foods and drinks. We challenge and engage the children to read, practice positive self-messaging, sleep 8 or more hours per night, and drink 8 glasses of water every day! The unique website platform is a resource that empowers and inspires children, parents, and the community to help get our children get “Fit for the Future”!

The Centre for Security Governance (CSG) is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank dedicated to the study of security transitions in fragile, failed, and conflict-affected states. A registered charity founded in 2013 and based in Kitchener, Canada, the CSG maintains a global network of research fellows from a variety of backgrounds, including practitioners, research analysts and academics, and partner organizations from the public and private sector. The CSG seeks to enhance the effectiveness of donor assistance and support to security sector and justice reform, as a lynchpin to peacebuilding and statebuilding projects in conflict-affected states. The Centre pursues a vigorous publications program and public outreach effort, including papers and briefs, blog posts, eSeminars, and a research/information depository called the SSR Resource Centre, all of which are freely accessible online.

Helping Hands for India is a charitable organization managed by a dedicated team of volunteers who has an interest in helping people with less fortunate circumstances to better their lives. We are a non-denominational group, supported by the Anand Prakash Ashram in Rishikesh, India, who are committed to provide educational Child opportunities and to promote well being to children in India. http://www.helpinghandsforindia.org/

Gateway Centre for Learning, formerly known as the Midland Area Reading Council, has been providing adult literacy and numeracy upgrading since 1982. Our trained volunteers are dedicated to helping adults in our community acquire reading, writing, numeracy and other life skills. In January 2012, Gateway launched child and youth tutoring programs in response to a need in the community and to end the cycle of adults needing our services.

La Fédération québécoise de l'autisme est un regroupement provincial d'organismes qui ont en commun les intérêts de la personne autiste et ceux de sa famille et de ses proches.

The BC Council for Families works to create healthy families in a healthy society. We are a non-profit, non-governmental organization that has worked on behalf of families, and people who serve families, since 1977. We: * empower families by providing educational resources on topics such as parenting, childhood development, parent-teen relationships, work-life balance, suicide awareness and more; * support family education professionals by co-ordinating professional development workshops and symposiums, and disseminating research and resources; * advocate for families by taking an active role in advisory commitees, task forces and initiatives that promote risk prevention and early support for children, youth and families in all their diversity

To reduce the burden of human cancer, research conducted at the Institute for Cancer Research of Fox Chase Cancer Center for over eight decades has led to ground-breaking discoveries affecting science and medicine today. Current research programs are wide-ranging and include gene expression; molecular aspects of oncogenesis; viral molecular biology and pathogenesis; molecular structure and function analysis; pharmacology and therapeutics; regulation and development of the immune system; cell-cycle control; and human genetics. Opportunities are available for postdoctoral fellowships and graduate training and for professionals interested in developing technology-based business relationships or partnerships with Fox Chase.

FLY’s mission is to prevent juvenile crime and incarceration through legal education, leadership training, and one-on-one mentoring. At FLY we believe ALL our children deserve a chance to become more than their past mistakes.